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Coronavirus: In 15 counties and Bucharest Municipality caseload exceeds 100 per 100,000 inhabitants
As many as 34.3 per cent of all cases of novel coronavirus infections were registered in the week September 21 - 27 in Bucharest, Iasi, Bacau, Constanta and Brasov, the National Institute of Public Health reported on Tuesday.
According to the same source, 31 per cent of the total deaths were registered in Bucharest, Prahova, Arad, Bihor and Iasi. "In 15 counties and the Municipality of Bucharest there is a cumulative incidence rate of over 100 per 100,000 inhabitants," the same source states. At the same time, 1 in 25 of the total cases was registered among the medical staff. "As many as 81.1 per cent of all deaths were in people over 60, and 59.9 per cent of deaths were in men. 95.2 per cent of the people who died had at least one associated comorbidity," INSP's weekly report said.
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As many as 1,470 new cases of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 have been recorded in Romania since the previous reporting, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus communication task force, announced on Tuesday. All the new cases involve patients that did not test positive before.
Romania's SARS-CoV-2 total case count reached 125,414 on Tuesday. As many as 100,636 persons were declared cured. According to GCS, 2,393,670 tests have been processed nationwide in Romania. Of these, 21,330 were performed in the last 24 hours - 12,992 based on the definition of the case and the medical protocol and 8,338 upon request.
Another 44 people - 30 men and 14 women - infected with the novel coronavirus died, bringing the COVID-19 total death toll in Romania to 4,792. According to the GCS, all deaths recorded are of patients who presented comorbidities.
A number of 7,527 people with COVID-19 were hospitalised in specialist healthcare facilities. There were 551 patients admitted to ICUs.
In Romania, 10,435 people confirmed with the novel coronavirus are in isolation at home, and 7,341 are in institutional isolation. Also, 23,816 people are in quarantine at home, and 179 in institutional quarantine. A number of 512 people were retested and reconfirmed to be positive.